Report to the Nation 2011

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4 Hawaii recently enacted a law requiring ignition interlocks for all first-time convicted drunk drivers. We hope to see a significant reduction in the state’s very high drunk driving death rate as a result. MADD encourages more no-refusal law enforcement activities and the expansion of its interlock requirement to include repeat offenders. HAWAII INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ALR CHILD ENDANGERMENT NO REFUSAL

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The people of Idaho are not as well protected from drunk drivers as they could be because law enforcement is not allowed to conduct sobriety checkpoints. In addition, lawmakers need to advance meaningful legislation that addresses first-time convicted drunk drivers by requiring inter- locks for all convicted drunk drivers. IDAHO

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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS

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High-visibility law enforcement, combined with an ignition interlock law for all convicted drunk drivers, helped Illinois achieve a double-digit percentage decrease in drunk driving deaths. While earning one of MADD’s highest ratings in this report, more progress is needed in Illinois because of the state’s high fatality rate. MADD urges the governor to appoint a DUI coordinator to improve communication among the various state agencies involved in the adjudication process and to close loopholes in the current interlock law. ILLINOIS

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Indiana currently lacks many necessary tools for meaningful progress against drunk driving. Some judges require interlocks for first-time offenders, but legislative leadership is needed to require these devices for all convicted drunk drivers, along with extra penalties for those who drive drunk with a child passenger in a vehicle. INDIANA

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